Fine Family Charitable Foundation Trust
Fine Family Charitable Foundation Trust is a private foundation based in West Orange, New Jersey. It awarded 22 grants totaling $100,136 in filing year 2025 to charitable organizations and other recipients, including organizations in New York and New Jersey.
Fine Family Charitable Foundation Trust at a glance
In short: Fine Family Charitable Foundation Trust gave $100K across 22 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in New York. 23% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $100,136
- +21.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 22
- +10.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $4,552
- +10.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $665,348
- -1.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 23% first-time grantees (5 of 22, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- New York (57% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Fine Family Charitable Foundation Trust
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: 17 Lowell Pl, West Orange, NJ 07052
Phone: (914) 523-3207
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Fine Family Charitable Foundation Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Living Water Childrens Center ($33K). Together the top 10 received $89K.
Grant Size Distribution
129 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 129 grants of 129 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In filing year 2025, 57% of grant dollars went to recipients in New York and 30% to recipients in New Jersey. The remaining shares went to recipients in Washington, DC (5%), Virginia (5%), and Maryland (1%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 22 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Fine Family Charitable Foundation Trust open to new grantees?
23%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 5 of 22 grantees (23%) were first-time recipients. With only 22 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $3K; repeat grants $5K. How we count
Medians: $1K first-time, $1K repeat.
- 73% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 164% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 185% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $38K (2022) to $100K (2025). In 2025 it made 22 grants totaling $100K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Living Water Childrens Center New York, NY | General | $32,500 |
| Saint Peters University Jersey City, NJ | General | $15,000 |
| The Graduate Center New York, NY | General | $15,000 |
| Cambridge University West Orange, NJ | General | $10,000 |
| Global Impact Alexandria, VA | charitable | $5,000 |
| Atlanta Scholarship S2 Students Fli West Orange, NJ | General | $4,532 |
| Hunter College New York, NY | education | $3,690 |
| NY CLU New York, NY | General | $1,000 |
| Big Apple Greeter New York, NY | General | $1,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders Hagerstown, MD | General | $1,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $665,348 | $99,922 | $113,079 | $100,136 | 22 | $100,836 | $87,679 | $54,488 |
| 2024 | $678,505 | $66,625 | $94,419 | $82,138 | 20 | $82,863 | $54,569 | $53,587 |
| 2023 | $762,799 | $28,652 | $91,594 | $79,690 | 30 | $80,615 | $17,673 | $52,469 |
| 2022 | $769,241 | $49,045 | $50,410 | $38,000 | 23 | $38,925 | $37,560 | $57,388 |
| 2021 | $827,806 | $27,158 | $86,270 | $72,800 | 34 | $73,715 | $14,603 | $58,729 |
| 2020 | $829,794 | $21,496 | $75,434 | $63,100 | 31 | — | $12,272 | $56,604 |
| 2019 | $880,733 | $37,987 | $65,485 | $51,800 | 30 | — | $24,902 | $42,679 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Fine Family Charitable Foundation Trust reported a distributable amount of $54K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations including Saint Peter’s University, a university that says it educates learners in undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs; Big Apple Greeter, which says it works to enrich the New York experience and foster economic development; and People for the American Way, which says it mobilizes members and activists around public policies reflecting freedom, fairness, and equal opportunity.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation made 22 grants totaling $100,136. Grant amounts ranged from $414 to $32,500, with a median grant of $1,000. Its largest grants included $32,500 to Living Water Childrens Center, $15,000 each to Saint Peter’s University and The Graduate Center, and $10,000 to Cambridge University.
Other listed 2025 grants included $5,000 to Global Impact; $4,532 to Atlanta Scholarship S2 Students Fli; $3,690 to Hunter College; and $1,000 each to NY CLU, Big Apple Greeter, Doctors Without Borders, Westside Campaign Against Hungry, and Dances for Variable Population.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Richard Fine and Michelle M Fine as trustees, Sherry Fine as vice president, Samuel Finesurrey as president, and Steven Fine as an officer.
Fine Family Charitable Foundation Trust is led by Samuel Finesurrey, President since 2023 (on filings since 2022); none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Samuel Finesurrey
President
Treasurer → President, 2023
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Michelle M. Fine
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Richard Fine
Trustee
President → Trustee, 2023
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Sherry Fine
Vice President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Steven Fine
Officer
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Fine Family Charitable Foundation Trust
How much does Fine Family Charitable Foundation Trust give each year?
Fine Family Charitable Foundation Trust gave $100K across 22 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $82K across 20 grants.
What is Fine Family Charitable Foundation Trust's typical grant size?
Fine Family Charitable Foundation Trust's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $4,552, across 22 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Fine Family Charitable Foundation Trust that year got $3K on average.
Where does Fine Family Charitable Foundation Trust give grants?
Fine Family Charitable Foundation Trust gives mostly in New York: 57% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was New Jersey (30%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (7 grants), Washington, DC (4 grants) and West Orange, NJ (3 grants).
Does Fine Family Charitable Foundation Trust give general operating support?
Yes: 73% of Fine Family Charitable Foundation Trust's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (16 of 22) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Recurring purposes include "Education" (4 grants).
Who are Fine Family Charitable Foundation Trust's largest grantees?
Fine Family Charitable Foundation Trust's largest 2025 grantees include Living Water Childrens Center ($32,500), Saint Peters University ($15,000) and The Graduate Center ($15,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 62% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Fine Family Charitable Foundation Trust?
Fine Family Charitable Foundation Trust reported $665K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $101K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $54K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Fine Family Charitable Foundation Trust fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Fine Family Charitable Foundation Trust?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Fine Family Charitable Foundation Trust's EIN?
Fine Family Charitable Foundation Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-7357342. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Fine Family Charitable Foundation Trust accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 19, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 1, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Fine Family Charitable Foundation Trust funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 23, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/fine-family-charitable-foundation-trust-morg_8224c3ac37a0405f98780190bb2792a6
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